>>5384661>Art: Herb Kawainui KāneIt rained on the first day of the Grand Council. Rain is rare in the highlands, it would have to be in a city with so many mud huts. The feathers of your ʻahu ʻula sag in the rainwater, making the weight of command literal as well as poetic.
Your Elite Guard escorts you across the bamboo platform, they won't be allowed inside but Guret, leader of the Guard, insists on it for your protection. Even after the uprising, the city is on edge.
The New Hall of Peace is impressive, even unfinished. Illa Dreamwood shaped in Taya styles by Ponni hands. An achievement of the tribal unity you and your meta-sister have been fighting for. Are still fighting for.
Once inside you see you were the last to arrive. The parties to the negotiations have positioned themselves on opposite sides of the table.
On the East Side:
Axeholder Agana: Current Leader of the Island
Nodorom : Wealthy heiress to the Island’s largest plantation and Agana’s chosen successor, your rival in the election.
Eko: Manager of most markets in the city. You secretly have his boss held hostage so his orders are actually written by you.
On the West Side:
Kaori: Holyperson and activist for the poor tribes. Claimed to be the messiah by many of the poor tribes.
Kasi: Former Elite Guard. Left after you claimed to be the messiah. Later became the leader of a gang of bandits of the poor tribes, robbing wealthy traders.
Gamboa: Member of the Muli, the poorest of the tribes. You haven’t met him: a true enigma
Which side you sit on will show your affinity in this process.
If you sit on the Westside you will show your allegiance to the poor tribes, but risk undercutting your status as the messiah by allying with a rival claimant.
If you sit on the East, you show dedication to the laws of The Island but risk undercutting your shaky support with the poor tribes that have fueled much of your campaign. Seeming to ally with Nodorom could also be seen as a sign of weakness.
Where do you sit?
>East Side>West Side>Write-in 